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Notes/Citations

In the Notes section, there are several citations of McCullough with pages listed but no source text listed. What book are these notes citing?

See notes 13-16, 18, 46, 48-52.

209.184.117.138 (talk) 17:59, 18 December 2018 (UTC) Fishburne.[reply]

see David McCullough, The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris (2011) Rjensen (talk) 20:07, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Historical Interpretations

Regarding the discussion of whether Sumner's passed law allowed or prohibited Mongolians to become naturalized, I find it hard to believe that a senator who tried repeatedly to strike the word "White" from naturalization laws would have attempted to bar anyone. Billmckern (talk) 17:55, 3 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"White slavery in the Barbary states"

He published the book with the title shown above. This is shown here White slavery in the Barbary states : a lecture before the Boston Mercantile Library Association, Feb. 17, 1847 : Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.

I believe it should be mentioned in the article. WordsAreNotViolence (talk) 01:21, 25 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]